Description

Cossart Gordon 1989 Bual Vintage Madeira 37.5cl Half Bottle is a special order item and is only available in extremely limited quantities. Perfect as a gift for anyone celebrating a significant anniversary from 1989.

Delivery can take 7 days or more. Please telephone 01329 822733 or email for availability.

Cossart Gordon Madeira can trace its beginnings back to 1745 when it was founded by three Scotsmen, Francis Newton, his brother Thomas and Thomas Murdoch. An Irishman, William Cossart, joined the firm in 1808 and by the late nineteenth century the company was active in all areas of the wine trade including Port, Sherry, Marsala and Malaga. The company continued in the vein until the start of World War Two when the firm began to specialise only in Madeira. In 1953 Cossart Gordon became a member of the Madeira Wine Assocation, which would eventually become the Madeira Wine Company. In 1989 the Symington Family (world-famous owners of Dows, Grahams, Warres Port et al.) took a majority stake in the Madeira Wine Company which also owns Blandys, Leacocks and Miles Madeira.

Cossart Gordon Vintage Madeiras are aged in cask for a minimum of 20 years before being bottled under the supervision of the Madeira Wine Institute. Vintage Madeira, also known as Frasqeira, then receive an additional two years bottle ageing before release. Madeira is a complex, interesting wine and is made in virtually every vintage. Due to the unique estufagem aging process Madeira is one of the longest-lived wines and also improves for days after opening, but will keep, once opened, for a month and more in a decanter. It makes an ideal wedding or anniversary present.

Traditionally Madeira varies in style and sweetness depending on the grape variety that the Madeira is made from. Sercial produces the driest style, the rarer Tarrantez and Verdelho produce a Medium Dry style, Bual (sometimes call Boal) produces a Medium Rich style and Malvasia (also known as Malmsey) produces the richest and sweetest styles.

Cossart Gordon 1989 Bual Vintage Madeira is made from 100% Bual grapes and is a medium rich style of Madeira. Presented in a 75cl bottle.

Our bricks and mortar shop is currently closed but we are still taking orders online and over the telephone T: 01329 822733 for nationwide delivery via APC Couriers. Local Deliveries: We are currently offering free local delivery in the Fareham area for orders over £100 (£5 delivery charge for orders under £100). Please telephone or email [email protected] for more information about local deliveries. Collections: Orders can also be placed online and over the telephone for collection from our shop. Please do allow us to confirm that your order is ready before collection. Dismiss